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Research and Markets: Global Indoor Location-based Service (LBS) Market 2014-2018: Leading Vendors are Apple, Google, HERE, Micello, Shopkick & TeleCommunication Systems
[September 16, 2014]

Research and Markets: Global Indoor Location-based Service (LBS) Market 2014-2018: Leading Vendors are Apple, Google, HERE, Micello, Shopkick & TeleCommunication Systems


DUBLIN --(Business Wire)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/g2567h/global_indoor) has announced the addition of the "Global Indoor Location-based Service (LBS) Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

The Global Indoor LBS market to grow at a CAGR of 49.42% over the period 2013-2018

One of the major trends in this market is the increased popularity of context-aware computing, which allows applications to be aware of user location data with respect to the position of real world objects.

According to the report, one of the key drivers leading to the high growth of this market is the significant cost savings achieved through indoor BS. It the delivery of the desired content to the customer on his/her smartphone at the most appropriate time.



Further, the report states that one of the biggest challenges in this market is the security and privacy concerns. Most indoor LBS solutions are hosted on open platforms to allow easy sharing of information. This makes the customers' personal information susceptible to misuse by malicious users and rivals and generates a huge amount of spam content.

The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Global Indoor LBS market for the period 2014-2018.


To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the following:

  • Licensing of indoor LBS software, applications, middleware, and platforms
  • Annual sales of devices used for indoor LBS
  • Indoor LBS maps and navigation, tracking, monitoring, emergency services, and analytics
  • LBS search and advertising revenue
  • Indoor LBS used in commercial buildings, government offices, and important buildings as well as the Public Safety and Security, Education, Healthcare, Travel and Hospitality, Manufacturing, Logistics and Distribution, Oil and Gas, and Mining industries.

Key Vendors

  • Apple
  • Google
  • HERE
  • Micello
  • Shopkick (News - Alert)
  • TeleCommunication Systems

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/g2567h/global_indoor


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